Are You A Motorcycle Racer? ...

Oct 30, 2009

... Then Erik Buell and company might have what you're looking for in the 2007 Buell XBRR, a limited-edition production racing bike designed exclusively for closed-course competition. A spiritual successor to Buell's first motorcycle, the 1983 RW750, the XBRR is intended to change the face of privateer racing with this professional-level, race-ready, production-based platform. The Buell XBRR features a modified XB Thunderstorm 1339cc (103.6mm bore x 79.4mm stroke) air/oil-cooled V-Twin rated at a whopping 150 hp (measured at the crankshaft). It breathes through dual 62mm downdraft throttle bodies and a ram-air intake system integrated with the EFI and a new wind-tunnel developed carbon-fiber fairing. If it's even mildly as flickable as our ol' PM.com Lightning XB12S long-termer, Buell (who's totally obsessed with shedding unnecessary ounces from his machines) should have a contender. All the gory details on the bike here. By the way, XBRR is not legal for street use ... so just fuhgetaboutit!--Ken Juran